NASA tasks the Hubble Telescope with five more years of service

Despite its successor launching in 2018, NASA is extending duty for the Hubble Space Telescope for another five years.

New Gordon Ramsay mobile game brings the heat and profanity

Ever dream of working in a kitchen with Gordon Ramsay breathing down your neck? With the new Gordon Ramsay Dash game, which lands on iOS and Android next week, you can get a taste of cooking in a stressful environment under the chef's watchful eye.

Sweden debuts the world's first 'electric highway'

Fossil fuels are bad for the planet, and freight haulage is one of the more carbon-intensive activities that operate today.

Boston Dynamics made a robot dog that can do your dishes

While it may not be as heartwarming as Cal Worthington's dog, Spot, Boston Dynamic hopes its newest quadrupedal robot, SpotMini, will find a place in your home.

BitTorrent Now is an open, ad-supported music and video platform

Chances are, most people still think of BitTorrent as a tool to pirate the latest Game of Thrones episode -- but for several years now, the company has been using its peer-to-peer internet technology as a platform for independent musicians, filmmakers and other artists to distribute their work.

Charge your phone with KFC's new take-out box

Suppose you've just fired up Yelp to hunt down the nearest KFC, texted your friends to get their order and then posted a sweet victory Snapchat of your crispy haul.

MacOS Sierra first look: Siri, show me the new stuff

As of last week, OS X has a new name. It's macOS now -- macOS Sierra, specifically. The newest version of Apple's desktop operating system arrives next month in the form of a public beta, with the final build coming out sometime in the fall.

Taylor Swift and 179 artists urge Congress to update copyright law

A group of 180 artists and musicians, including Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, Carole King, Vince Staples and Kings of Leon, want Congress to take action on the 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

FCC lays out its big 5G push

Speaking at the National Press Club on Monday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler made an impassioned plea for the US to take the lead in developing a wireless 5G standard.